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Car Forum / MINI / April 2004Bleeding brakes
I just got my sisters car back from the garage, where it was getting various bits done to it; I asked them to bleed up the brakes when they fitted the new discs to it. Guess what they did not do they bleed the brakes. This is not the first time that I have asked a garage to bleed up the brakes and they have not done it. I was speaking to meck who told me that most garages will never bleed brakes because of the time and the hassle involved in it. So again I had to do it. Has anyone ever used the "easy bleed" kit, the one that uses air from the spare tyre, I saw one in my local Halfords the other day for ?20 I was wondering if they are worth the money..  SignatureRocky ----- http://sail.to/dune1x ----- "One direction is as good as another"- Saying of the open sand EZ Bleed is great! I tried all the different things they sell and EZ Bleed was quick and easy. Highly recommended. Probably can find it for less than that though. > I just got my sisters car back from the garage, where it was getting various > bits done to it; I asked them to bleed up the brakes when they fitted the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > that uses air from the spare tyre, I saw one in my local Halfords the other > day for £20 I was wondering if they are worth the money.. How much should I pay for an EZ Bleed kit ???? SignatureRocky ----- http://sail.to/dune1x ----- "One direction is as good as another"- Saying of the open sand > EZ Bleed is great! I tried all the different things they sell and EZ Bleed > was quick and easy. Highly recommended. Probably can find it for less than [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > that uses air from the spare tyre, I saw one in my local Halfords the other > > day for ?20 I was wondering if they are worth the money.. You could save about £5 shopping around but as you said the local Halfords has one. > I just got my sisters car back from the garage, where it was getting various > bits done to it; I asked them to bleed up the brakes when they fitted the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > that uses air from the spare tyre, I saw one in my local Halfords the other > day for £20 I was wondering if they are worth the money.. > I just got my sisters car back from the garage, where it was getting various > bits done to it; I asked them to bleed up the brakes when they fitted the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > that uses air from the spare tyre, I saw one in my local Halfords the other > day for ?20 I was wondering if they are worth the money.. I've got one. They are OK, but you need to keep the pressure up in the tyre, but not too high. If you have a tandem brake system, too high pressure will blow fluid out from where the reservoir mounts onto the cylinder. I've always found the standard method to work better though. Put a pipe from the bleed screw into a jar of clean fluid. Open the screw. Sharply depress the pedal and pause for a few seconds before releasing it. Pause, and repeat. It is the pause that does the trick. If you are working from a totally dry system, fill the reservoir and open one front and one rear bleed screw. Then walk away and make yourself a cup of tea. When you come back, gravity will have worked it's way and fluid will be dribbling from the screws. Then carry out the process above. SignatureRgds Steve steve@dsnclassics.co.uk www.dsnclassics.co.uk This has been mentioned before in other posts,,,, A second hand wash tank with pump,, connected to the starter motor battery feed and earth,, a length of wash pipe and a modified reservoir cap with a pipe connection fitted to it, fill the wash tank with fluid ,, switch on the pump,, open the bleed valves and away you go,,?5 Fitzy ;-) > > I just got my sisters car back from the garage, where it was getting > various [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > of tea. When you come back, gravity will have worked it's way and fluid will > be dribbling from the screws. Then carry out the process above. |
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